''Newton's Law'' is an

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drama series that began airing on ABC TV on 9 February 2017. The eight-part series was developed from an original concept by

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and Fiona Eagger.

Premise

The series follows Josephine Newton (

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), a suburban solicitor with an overdeveloped sense of responsibility who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the

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. After Josephine's modest neighborhood solicitor's practice is incinerated by arson, she is persuaded by an old university friend and not-so-secret admirer, Lewis Hughes QC (

Toby Schmitz Toby Schmitz (born 4 May 1977) is an Australian actor and playwright. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, attended Perth's Scotch College and briefly studied law at the University of Western Australia. He graduated from the acting course ...

), to join the high-flying Knox Chambers. With her marriage collapsing and motherhood fast losing its charm, Josephine decides it's time to again put on her wig and barrister's robe.

Cast

as Josephine Newton *

as Lewis Hughes QC *

Brett Tucker Brett Alan Tucker (born 21 May 1972) is an Australian actor and singer. He was a series regular in '' The Saddle Club'', ''McLeod's Daughters'', and '' Mistresses''. He is also known for his role as Daniel Fitzgerald in ''Neighbours''. He pla ...

as Callum Docker *

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as Helena Chatterjee * Sean Keenan as Johnny Allbright *

Miranda Tapsell Miranda Tapsell (born 11 December 1987) is an Aboriginal Australian actress of both stage and screen, best known for her role as Cynthia in the Wayne Blair film '' The Sapphires'' and her 2015 performance as Martha Tennant in the Nine Network d ...

as Skye Stewart * Andrew McFarlane as Eric Whitley QC * Jane Hall as Jackie Russo * Ming-Zhu Hii as Claire Zhang * Makwaya Masudi as Zareb Mulumba * Ella Newton as Lydia Newton-Docker *

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as Rose Newton * Jason Agius as Nikos Aristides * Simon Maiden as Alan Edgeworth * Lester Ellis Jr. as Gregor 'Spike' Zdunowski

Episodes

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton's Law Australian drama television series Australian legal television series 2017 Australian television series debuts 2017 Australian television series endings English-language television shows Television shows set in Victoria (Australia) Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming